WANGANUI

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2, 9 January 1908, Page 23

WANGANUI

(From our own correspondent.) January 4. < The teachers fron: New South Wales, who are] making a -holiday tour through the Dominion, arrived iris Wanganui last Saturday, and on Sunday they made . a- . trip up the river, where they were^lelighted with; the ..beautiful, scenery. . " •- New Year's Eve was wet and cold. * In the,- evening, -however, the rain ceased and large numbers of .people paraded the business portion of the town until , • a late -hour. . Shortly after 11 o'clock the Fire; Bri- • gade formed their New Year's procession. The. \eels -were very artistically decorated, whilst the timerhonored ■ -tableau took the shape of a burning building with a fireman climbing to an upstairs window. _ Three, brass v bands discoursed .sweet music; and the .whole procession • "was most creditable to those concerned. As the midr , .night hour approached the procession came to a halt ■ in front of the Post Office.- At last the town clock .

sounded- the Jknejl of- 1907. , Then .arose, the, -tun© 6f ,', Auld r .lang s;yne \ from. ;band and voice, ,;and frjend gripped thQ hand of friend in ,brder to express the. best" of „ wishes for ..the .New Year which, had -just been, ushered in.- 'Halving thus welcomed, the .new-born' ye s ar',. the people .quietly dispersed to their -homes./ r " ';, , S.eyeral ohanges in the personnel of . St. : Mary's ' choir, have- recently taken place.- Amongst .the; bid .members vwho -have receniliy resigned are two, -of. , 'the officers of.' the choir— Mr. Gv McOulloch, . senior-., . vice. . president ,and librarian, after moi"o than thirty-five years' service, and Mrs. T. s Lloyd, organist,.. who -has occupied the position for over twenty-nine years." By . Mr. McCullochis -retirement- the choir has sustained ■ a severe loss in the truest sense of the word. Not only does Mr. McCulloch still possess a splendid voice, but his punctuality, his fidelity in the discharge of his' 'duties, and his singleness purpose, have been during all these long years a source of edification to the o,ther members- of the. choir. " .■\.- - *' ! "- - '•■'■'